Dragon is the first commercially owned spacecraft to successfully attach to the International Space Station in orbit around Earth. Developed by SpaceX under NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, this “free-flying” ship has begun regularly supplying the Space Station, including recently with fresh fruit. Last week The Dragon capsule delivered over 2,3000 pounds to the Space Station and brought…
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It’s not Halo, but damn it’s cool! Underwater Hotel
The Water Discus is an engineering marvel created by Polish and Swiss architects that is designed to be the world’s largest underwater hotel – – and it’s mobile! The underwater section sits 30 feet underwater and will feature stunning views of thriving ocean life from each of the 21 hotel rooms and a bar. Guests can explore the surrounding area…
It’s not Halo, but damn it’s cool! Black Holes Under Earth’s Surface
The Large Hadron Collider is a device built in collaboration with over 10,000 scientists and engineers from over 100 countries. This partical collider is built in a 17 mile (27 km) long underground ring lined with over 9,000 magnets, and smashes particles together at high speeds in order to learn more about the origins of mass and other physics. Some…
It’s not Halo, but damn it’s cool! Pluto moon: Vulcan
In the last few years, a fourth and fifth moon has been discovered revolving around Pluto by the Hubble Space Telescope, and they will be named by popular consensus. Conventionally, Pluto’s moons have been named after Greek or Roman mythological figures relating to the underworld, since Pluto was the Roman god of the Underworld. Fearing the public would mass vote…
It’s not Halo, but damn it’s cool! Hydrogen cars
Hydrogen could be the simplest and most abundant element in the universe, but roadblocks in utilizing this energy source as a fuel for cars has discouraged companies to engineer vehicles that can run on it for the general public. Until now. Hydrogen-powered vehicle technology has been around since the first part of the 19th century, but hydrogen has a lower…
It’s not Halo, but damn it’s cool! Roboy
Switzerland, a country known for producing some of the most creative and innovative scientists and engineers, will soon birth the engineering marvel that is Roboy. Roboy is a robot being developed to aid those who are physically incapable of accomplishing tasks they wish to accomplish in their everyday lives, allowing them to be autonomous instead of depending on other humans…
It’s not Halo, but damn it’s cool! Skycars
News on the ‘net is that flying cars will be available as early as next year – – and you won’t need a pilot’s license! Developed by Dr. Paul Moller, these flying cars will hold the pilot and one to three passengers, flying at low altitudes for short distances and will even able to drive down the road at up…